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reporting live in san bruno, maureen naylor, ktvu news. >>> homeowners affected by the san brown oh explosion now face the daunting task of rebuilding their life. tonight crews were cleaning and restoring homes that were damaged by the blast. the work is being offered to the victims for free with pg&e picking up the tab. >> i'm satisfied they, they asked me, you know, exactly, we went through the whole house and they have taken all our clothes, taken the mattress, and window coverings, and they are just cleaning everything. >> the restoration could take weeks to complete. insurance adjusters are still surveying the damage in the area which is already estimated at tens of millions of dollars. >>> state and san mateo county officials are taking steps to prevent any potential scams relatedded to that fire and explosion in san brown oh. they warn that disasters like that explosion last week can bring out criminals looking to profit from the situation. there is a particular concern about phony contractors and insurance agents and people offering legal aid. officials are scheduled to hold
reporting live in san bruno, maureen naylor, ktvu news. >>> homeowners affected by the san brown oh explosion now face the daunting task of rebuilding their life. tonight crews were cleaning and restoring homes that were damaged by the blast. the work is being offered to the victims for free with pg&e picking up the tab. >> i'm satisfied they, they asked me, you know, exactly, we went through the whole house and they have taken all our clothes, taken the mattress, and window...
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. >>> ktvu's maureen naylor is in redwood city where that clean up effort is still under way. >>> the warning signs replain in place tonight for people to stay out of the water here at the redwood shores lagoon until the sewage is cleaned up and that could take a few more days. >> reporter: the fish were jumps jumping and the birds were flying near the lagoon. bob gilmore is sticking to his walking routine. crews are back at work today repairing landscaping after last week's sewage spill. now said to have spilled 1,000- gallons of raw sewage. >> we had estimated it might take longer and that we expected the gallons to go up. and so i was as accurate as i could be at the time with the estimated gallons. >> reporter: the city says the most important thing is residents were notified immediately. >> they really jumped on it. they put automated messages on the telephone. they told us everybody out here that they had a sewage spill and they were working on it and they did. >> reporter: but a dog watch group says she's concerned about an increasing problem on spills. >> they've spilled 50,00
. >>> ktvu's maureen naylor is in redwood city where that clean up effort is still under way. >>> the warning signs replain in place tonight for people to stay out of the water here at the redwood shores lagoon until the sewage is cleaned up and that could take a few more days. >> reporter: the fish were jumps jumping and the birds were flying near the lagoon. bob gilmore is sticking to his walking routine. crews are back at work today repairing landscaping after last...
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ktvu maureen naylor is in san bruno with a look at what they're up against. >> reporter: julie, there are weeks of work still ahead. this property on fairmont driver was one of the first to be cleaned up. remarkably some of their most important documents survivorred because of one safety -- survived because of one safety precaution. >> reporter: carolyn gray showed us their bank statements along with their insurance documents. at their properties this afternoon, crews used an excavator to pick up the charred rem remnants of what was once the gray's home. >> almost a sense of closure. it's really over. i thought it would be more emotional to see it all disappear and it wasn't. >> reporter: the degree is being wrapped in plastic and taken to the hayward landfill. another priority is removing this melted jungle gym. >> i'm hoping that what we do for them taking them off of their mind so they can come back in a few weeks and see a property that has been cleaned up will help them in their recovery process. >> we're happy to be in a rental house and to start moving forward. >> reporter: we
ktvu maureen naylor is in san bruno with a look at what they're up against. >> reporter: julie, there are weeks of work still ahead. this property on fairmont driver was one of the first to be cleaned up. remarkably some of their most important documents survivorred because of one safety -- survived because of one safety precaution. >> reporter: carolyn gray showed us their bank statements along with their insurance documents. at their properties this afternoon, crews used an...
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maureen naylor is live with our report. >> reporter: the official cleanup begins at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. it was supposed to start today but was delayed to get all of the equipment in place. i want to point out to you, this behind me, in the last hour, he spoke to the owners of this home and they said theirs will be the -- will be among the first tomorrow. the biggest concern is the delicate removal of toxic waste in the rubble. >> we know the material contains levels of metal, potential, asbestos, all sorts of other chemicals. the material handled is hopefully not going to become a health problem. >> reporter: as of tomorrow, the county says this burn area will be offlimits to homeowners, though several people sifted through the rubble today. >> our home is destroyed. there's probably some little things that are still inside there. >> i'm curious how they are gonna protect the houses from this constant wind that comes off the ocean that's right down the street. you know, the cleanup they have done now, are they gonna have to reclean it after that? >> reporter: this reti
maureen naylor is live with our report. >> reporter: the official cleanup begins at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. it was supposed to start today but was delayed to get all of the equipment in place. i want to point out to you, this behind me, in the last hour, he spoke to the owners of this home and they said theirs will be the -- will be among the first tomorrow. the biggest concern is the delicate removal of toxic waste in the rubble. >> we know the material contains levels of...
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maureen neigh lore was with him and what he promised people who live in that neighborhood. raw region. >> reporter: frank, governor schwarzenegger returned from his week long trip to arab yay he drove straight here down the street to the disaster zone. what is important is figuring out what went wrong. the governor was joined by state and local leaders this afternoon along with members of pg&e. >>> we don't know why, if there was something missing or a weak link or something, but that's why we have the whole area locked off and secured, the important thing is that something like this doesn't ever happen again. >> reporter: the governor viewed. >> amanda: of the devastated region and praised the quick response of emergency responders. >> i'm goin' down the street, got people running up the street, i have some burn victims, i'm getting snap shots of all the people's faces and the tractor. >> this san brown oh fire captain was one of the first on the scene that night. his voices one of those recorded on the dispatch tapes. >> let go a third alarm. we have multiple houses, extr
maureen neigh lore was with him and what he promised people who live in that neighborhood. raw region. >> reporter: frank, governor schwarzenegger returned from his week long trip to arab yay he drove straight here down the street to the disaster zone. what is important is figuring out what went wrong. the governor was joined by state and local leaders this afternoon along with members of pg&e. >>> we don't know why, if there was something missing or a weak link or something,...
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maureen naylor has this report. >> reporter: a symphony of sounds is filling the air in the heart of silican valley. from rag times, to ratmononof. impromptu concerts are going on it's part of a project called play me, i'm yours. from this high school student to this homeless man. some curiously inspect the instrument, others show off their fancy finger work. others are playing the piano for the first time, all with cars and trains whizzing by. >> the intent was to put it in an area where people uld not talk to each other. >> i'm kind of a hermit. i don't know many people. but i play the piano and if people can sing, the better. >>> pianos will be up until september 21st, for a map of the locations go to ktvu.com. in san jose, maureen naylor. >>> vector control officials are issuing a warning about west nile virus after two dead animals tested positive for the disease. the virus has been found in a squirrel and raven last month. vector control is advising people to report dead birds and squirrels to authorities. west nile is usually spread through bites from affected mosquitoes. trop
maureen naylor has this report. >> reporter: a symphony of sounds is filling the air in the heart of silican valley. from rag times, to ratmononof. impromptu concerts are going on it's part of a project called play me, i'm yours. from this high school student to this homeless man. some curiously inspect the instrument, others show off their fancy finger work. others are playing the piano for the first time, all with cars and trains whizzing by. >> the intent was to put it in an area...
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maureen naylor at san quentib with the latest. >> reporter: he is essentially asking a federal appeals court to halt his execution, which is a little less than 48 hours away. the first person in line to be executed in california's newly- renovated death chambers is this man, albert greenwood brown. he was sentenced to die for rape and murdering and this afternoon brown's lawyers filed court papers appealing a judge's ruling yesterday, which allows his execution to move forward. >> i think there is a very good chance that execution may happen on wednesday night. >> reporter: this is a professor of law from santa clara university and says the ninth circuit court of pales will considerate case. >> even if the ninth circuit tries to stop it, the supreme court may intervene and say the execution could go forward. >> reporter: brown declined to meet a deadline to choose between one-drug or three-drug option. >> there are so many unanswered questions. >> reporter: one of those questions surround the main drug used in executions. the state report it has 7.6 grams of sodium pental. some states
maureen naylor at san quentib with the latest. >> reporter: he is essentially asking a federal appeals court to halt his execution, which is a little less than 48 hours away. the first person in line to be executed in california's newly- renovated death chambers is this man, albert greenwood brown. he was sentenced to die for rape and murdering and this afternoon brown's lawyers filed court papers appealing a judge's ruling yesterday, which allows his execution to move forward. >> i...
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people who turned in guns were given a gift card for $100. 22-year-old garcia was shot to death two years ago in a case of mistaken identity. garcia's family says they organized the event to help keep guns out of the hands of criminals. >> he felt that he was making a difference. >>> 24-year-old thomas marescco was teaching science aepbs and math to children. >> and knowing that he died like a hero, it doesn't help, but it's comforting. >>> maresco had joined the peace corp. in november for a one year of service. >>> members of the hill barn theater are thrilled but they're still trying to fig krur out who took the 300-pound antique bell. for 50 year, the solid brass bell was used to send audiences back to their seats during intermission. a construction worker found it at a san leandro salvage yard last week and connected it to the theater through an inscription there on the bell. >>> the bay area mcdonals that has raised prices by 50-cents and how some say that's forcing them to go hungry. >>> i think it's something that really feels right when it's shared. >>> and it's music to their ea
people who turned in guns were given a gift card for $100. 22-year-old garcia was shot to death two years ago in a case of mistaken identity. garcia's family says they organized the event to help keep guns out of the hands of criminals. >> he felt that he was making a difference. >>> 24-year-old thomas marescco was teaching science aepbs and math to children. >> and knowing that he died like a hero, it doesn't help, but it's comforting. >>> maresco had joined the...
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first we go to maureen naylor who's is live tonight in san bruno. >> reporter: frank, that ntsb briefing is about to start in a few minutes behind me. today the city declared this a disaster area while the emotional toll is still being felt by some residents here. the images of charred remains in the middle of this san bruno neighborhood are still tough to grasp. burned out cars, stairs leading to nowhere. and for the family living next to the devastation, life is on hold. >> at least six months until we can get back into the house. how are you going to bring a two and don't know if i can com to this. >> reporter: and some children are haunted by the sounds of the fire. >> every time you hear the revs of engines or planes, it's the exact same sound that came. i can see why people thought it was an airplane. because it had that same kind of revving sound. and in fact, my kids are saying, is that the fire coming. >> reporter: pg & e crews worked on the neighborhood while the homes that have been green tagged are busy with insurance adjustors and clean up workers. >> some people running dow
first we go to maureen naylor who's is live tonight in san bruno. >> reporter: frank, that ntsb briefing is about to start in a few minutes behind me. today the city declared this a disaster area while the emotional toll is still being felt by some residents here. the images of charred remains in the middle of this san bruno neighborhood are still tough to grasp. burned out cars, stairs leading to nowhere. and for the family living next to the devastation, life is on hold. >> at...
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the dow end the nearly -- ended nearly 22 points. for more financial and consumer news, visit ktvu.com and click the business tab. >>> a revealing and in some cases, revolting look. >> we have liquid manure oozing out of two building. >> what was going on at an egg farm during the recent salmonella outbreak. >>> i'm tracking a warm cold front. i will tell you which days will have the highest fire danger. >>> one woman got so sick from the salmonella, doctors thought she would need abdominal surgery. >> i was so sick. >> sarah lewis and another victim got so sick after eating eggs linked to two iowa farms. this afternoon, lawmakers did a show and tell of sorts. >> we have liquid manure oozing out of buildings and dead and decaying chickens. >> where the fda found salmonella and where investigators found hundreds of positive tests in the last two years. the owner of hillandale farms refused to answer any questions. >> we apologize to anyone who may have eaten ourics and gotten gotten -- eaten our eggs and gotten sick. >> most likely th
the dow end the nearly -- ended nearly 22 points. for more financial and consumer news, visit ktvu.com and click the business tab. >>> a revealing and in some cases, revolting look. >> we have liquid manure oozing out of two building. >> what was going on at an egg farm during the recent salmonella outbreak. >>> i'm tracking a warm cold front. i will tell you which days will have the highest fire danger. >>> one woman got so sick from the salmonella,...
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here in the bay area hayward was ranked the best at number 22. that's out of 193 cities surveyed nationwide. san jose came in at number 131. sunnyvale wasn't far behind at 133. freedom came in at 152. oakland didn't fare much better at 153. san francisco drivers were near the bottom at 185. analysts looked at damage claims over two years to come up with those rankings. >> and you can find the latest traffic information as well as more information on the new i- 680 toll lane by going to our website ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the sole process of recovery is underway for dozens of families in sanbruno. a fundraiser was held to help the families victimized by the pipeline explosion and fire that devastated their neighborhood. ktvu, channel 2 news's john sasaki was there. >> little darling, it feels like years since you've been here. >> hundreds of people came to sanbruno's high school today for a day of live music, games and food all in the name of disaster relief. a fundraiser for the victims of the explosion and fire on september 9th. >>> we just go
here in the bay area hayward was ranked the best at number 22. that's out of 193 cities surveyed nationwide. san jose came in at number 131. sunnyvale wasn't far behind at 133. freedom came in at 152. oakland didn't fare much better at 153. san francisco drivers were near the bottom at 185. analysts looked at damage claims over two years to come up with those rankings. >> and you can find the latest traffic information as well as more information on the new i- 680 toll lane by going to...
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maureen naylor. >> reporter: mike, a candlelight vigil with those victims. while that ongoing search for that missing hercules minute turned up nothing today. [ music ] >> reporter: with music and cageds, organizers say the goal was to start the healing process. >> i didn't know anybody. but because it hit so close to home, it is just one of those things that you don't imagine happening in your area. and it's just really shocking. >> it is this type of tragedy is pretty tough for all of us to swallow. >> reporter: also tough for some to swallow, including in the prayer candles lit for the murder victims was one for the accused killer. >> my understanding is the folks from villaho would like us to include the suspect. and our response to them is we are not here to be judgmental. we are here to promote peace. >> reporter: this after more than a week of violence which ended with officers shooting and killing the man in richmond. he is suspted in the deaths of signed at this tran and mark and allan and ricardo. tran's friends and families included tonight's vigi
maureen naylor. >> reporter: mike, a candlelight vigil with those victims. while that ongoing search for that missing hercules minute turned up nothing today. [ music ] >> reporter: with music and cageds, organizers say the goal was to start the healing process. >> i didn't know anybody. but because it hit so close to home, it is just one of those things that you don't imagine happening in your area. and it's just really shocking. >> it is this type of tragedy is pretty...
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let's begin with maureen naylor and the latest on the investigation. maureen? >> reporter: gasia, we want to give you a bit of good news. the missing number is at three. the death toll, four people. behind me we're waiting for a press conference from the ntsb. it will begin any moment. we'll carry that life -- live. the ntsb has been on scene all day and we'll find out what they found out today. pg&e announced today it's creating a $100 million fund to restore the town. it says starting friday we'll begin to give residents a $50,000 check per household. >> we will not be asking them to sign any releases when they it doesn't prohibit them from filing any other claims. >> reporter: money that could help this resident who says her home has smoke and water damage. >> the water was in my carpet. yeah. it was like a crazy moment. we didn't know what to do. >> reporter: pg&e today gave the city of san bruno a check for $3 million. the mayor says the city is still tallying the overtime and the cost to infrastructure. >> i believe their commitment in good faith to at le
let's begin with maureen naylor and the latest on the investigation. maureen? >> reporter: gasia, we want to give you a bit of good news. the missing number is at three. the death toll, four people. behind me we're waiting for a press conference from the ntsb. it will begin any moment. we'll carry that life -- live. the ntsb has been on scene all day and we'll find out what they found out today. pg&e announced today it's creating a $100 million fund to restore the town. it says...
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maureen naylor is in san jose with this report. >> reporter: online you can find at least a dozen complaints of bedbugs for this area of san jose alone. and the issue is popping up in more homes and apartments. the insect is about the size of a lentil but magnify the bedbug 60 times larger and it's upsetting. one website allows people to type in cities and read accounts. the website does not verify the postings. 20,000 complaints have been posted so far including one for the santa clara hilton. the general manager says a pest control agency came in and certified no bedbugs have been found. he says the center sent a response to the website which was never posted. the vector control for bedbugs jumped dramatically this year. >> this year we have 70 calls. >> reporter: more calls are coming in from apartments and homes. >> first it was people that had stayed at hotels. more than half of them are not hotels. >> reporter: the insects don't carry diseases but the blood sucking insects have prompted this frequent traveler to take precautions. >> when i get to a hotel, i pull the covers off of the m
maureen naylor is in san jose with this report. >> reporter: online you can find at least a dozen complaints of bedbugs for this area of san jose alone. and the issue is popping up in more homes and apartments. the insect is about the size of a lentil but magnify the bedbug 60 times larger and it's upsetting. one website allows people to type in cities and read accounts. the website does not verify the postings. 20,000 complaints have been posted so far including one for the santa clara...
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three different bars the night of the crash in fullerton that killed adenhart in april last year the 22-year- old died hours after his 209 season debut -- 2009 season debut in which he pitched six scoreless innings. he could face 50 years to life in prison. >> washington dc judge delayed the trial of the man accused of killing federal intern san a levee his trial was supposed to start next week but gerald fisher said more time is needed to resolve several outstanding issues, judge fisher issued a gag order in the case. she was from modesto and disappeared 2001 her remains were found in a washington dc park one year later. >>> pg&e is firing back how they are disputing as serses it has more gas leaks than other pipeline operators. >>> the battle these protestors are helping one teacher fight. >> new information came to light about an equipment failure that could be linked to the san bruno disaster the pipeline that exploded originated in mill tee pas the pipe -- milpitas the pipelines power supply failed a few hours before the explosion. they want to know if that failure effected pg&es a
three different bars the night of the crash in fullerton that killed adenhart in april last year the 22-year- old died hours after his 209 season debut -- 2009 season debut in which he pitched six scoreless innings. he could face 50 years to life in prison. >> washington dc judge delayed the trial of the man accused of killing federal intern san a levee his trial was supposed to start next week but gerald fisher said more time is needed to resolve several outstanding issues, judge fisher...
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area this afternoon, lawyer maureen neigh lore was with the governor. >> fresh off his trip to asia he came straight to this neighborhood. he praised the quick response of emergency crews and vowed this will be a transparent investigation. with a cold wind blowing the governor made his first visit to the devastated san brown oh neighborhood. the 167-foot-long crater remained fenced in behind him while the governor was briefed by the ntsb. >> it was the fault of somebody or a problem or something that has not been maintained, or whatever it may be, you will know. there is no hiding of information. i can guarantee you that. >> reporter: today, pairs of ntsb investigators start going door e homes surrounding the blast. the governor said his thoughts and prayers are with the victims who own homes like this, and that's what that looked like today. >> my understanding was when the explosion first hit, it blew her out a window. >>> >> this elderly man says his elderly anyone doesn't make him sound easy. >> in his own way, this was something maybe a tragedy waiting to happen. >> reporter: whil
area this afternoon, lawyer maureen neigh lore was with the governor. >> fresh off his trip to asia he came straight to this neighborhood. he praised the quick response of emergency crews and vowed this will be a transparent investigation. with a cold wind blowing the governor made his first visit to the devastated san brown oh neighborhood. the 167-foot-long crater remained fenced in behind him while the governor was briefed by the ntsb. >> it was the fault of somebody or a problem...
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maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in oakland an actual gas leak forced the evacuation of several buildings today. pg & e says a cable company working in the area punctured a pipeline. in just a short time ago, pg & e said that ruptured line has been capped. no injuries were reported. >>> the first of several services to remember those who died in last week's pipeline explosion is tonight. a rosary service will begin in just an hour for jaqueline and janessa gray. a funeral will be held tomorrow morning at st. cecilia church. >>> for those who were burned in the san bruno pipeline explosion the road to recovery could take months or in some cases even years. today the doctors treating those at the st. francis burn unit discussed their recovery. we also heard from a woman who spent two months in the burn unit after being injured when a pg & e underground vault exploded right under her. >> i had to learn how to walk again, i had to learn how to use my hands and range of motion. i had to learn how to really speak. >> reporter: at least seven people are still being treated for burn inj
maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in oakland an actual gas leak forced the evacuation of several buildings today. pg & e says a cable company working in the area punctured a pipeline. in just a short time ago, pg & e said that ruptured line has been capped. no injuries were reported. >>> the first of several services to remember those who died in last week's pipeline explosion is tonight. a rosary service will begin in just an hour for jaqueline and janessa...
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officers say the victim is a 22- year-old man who suffered critical wounds. the search for a second gunman is still under way at this hour. a source told ktvu news the vie violence started earlier this afternoon. and systems from that shooting had followed a neighbor from highland. >>> san francisco police say this map is wanted with a heinous robbery. it happened at the potrero hill. anyone with information about his where abouts is asked to call 911. >>> the san bruno pipeline explosion has claim another life, 58-year-old james franco. the attorney for franco's -- the official death toll from the pipeline explosion now stands at eight. federal investigators say one mayor problem was that the flow of gas wasn't turned off for an hour and a half after the blast. pg & e has acknowledged there would have been less damage if it were turned off faster. >> these are ticking time bombs that are under ground. out of sight out of mind. >> there are 3,500 miles of pipelines where californians live. >>> an attorney representing death row inmate greenwood brown expresse
officers say the victim is a 22- year-old man who suffered critical wounds. the search for a second gunman is still under way at this hour. a source told ktvu news the vie violence started earlier this afternoon. and systems from that shooting had followed a neighbor from highland. >>> san francisco police say this map is wanted with a heinous robbery. it happened at the potrero hill. anyone with information about his where abouts is asked to call 911. >>> the san bruno...
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maureen naylor is live in sunnyvale with our report. >> reporter: frank, nasa had to approve the new part of the san francisco bay trail. it's a crucial part you mentioned -- mentioned. >> ready? >> ready, set, go! [ cheers ] >> with a pair of bolt leaders leaders cut the gate to a trail extension and runs through moffett field. the joy was apparent among the first bicyclists on the route, including this father who says he's waited years for this day. >> i live in morgan hill. i drove up here to sunnyvale. i rode my bike to get here. so i'm pretty excited. >> the new stretch is part of an effort to create a 500-mile long trail. the section means cyclists will no longer have to cross highway 101 to bike from sunnyvale to mountain vail. today we just closed what may seem like a small segment, 2.5 miles. but it closes a 26-mile continuous stretch of trail, so people can ride from san jose to palo alto. it was most frankly a bureaucratic nightmare because there's so many agencies that had to cooperate but they did. >> reporter: hargo donated the land a key connector between google. >> th
maureen naylor is live in sunnyvale with our report. >> reporter: frank, nasa had to approve the new part of the san francisco bay trail. it's a crucial part you mentioned -- mentioned. >> ready? >> ready, set, go! [ cheers ] >> with a pair of bolt leaders leaders cut the gate to a trail extension and runs through moffett field. the joy was apparent among the first bicyclists on the route, including this father who says he's waited years for this day. >> i live in...
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maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have more breaking news now. a potential traffic problem during the height of the commute this evening, a key intersection in san francisco is blocked right now with protesters. sal castaneda is live at the scene of the castro district with more of what's going on. >> reporter: right now market street is completely blocked here at castro as about 12 dozens protesters have unfurled a banner. they are protesting against employment discrimination. they say the house of congress has held up. they are especially angry with nancy pelosi with what they say are stalling tactics that would not carry the bill that would end this employment discrimination throughout the country. they say in many states it is perfectly legal to get fired just for being gay or lesbian and they are out here making their opinions heard. meanwhile, market street has been shut down for several blocks. we have about 25 to 30 police officers here. right now they are just watching, we are also watching a bunch of frustrated drivers start honking the
maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have more breaking news now. a potential traffic problem during the height of the commute this evening, a key intersection in san francisco is blocked right now with protesters. sal castaneda is live at the scene of the castro district with more of what's going on. >> reporter: right now market street is completely blocked here at castro as about 12 dozens protesters have unfurled a banner. they are protesting against employment...
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bruno -- maureen. >> we're live at city hall where a special council meeting is on its way. there's only one thing on the agenda and that's to approve a disaster area. it is very clear to be the that nerves are heightened around the bay area. >> we're going to take shelter in place. >> reporter: fear and panic set in this morning after parents reported smelling gas at this elementary school, less than a mile from the san bruno explosion. >> the school staff contacted pg & e on pg & e's assessment and recommendation they said we should evacuate the student body and staff. >> reporter: the 500 students at portola elementary school were taken out of classrooms and taken away in school buses. >> we got our folks out here, the first thing they did was check the meter. they found there was no leak at the gas meter. >> classes were cancelled for the day. parents were visibly shaken as they picked up their children. >> a feeling for our safety whenever they smell a gas leak that we immediately react on it. so i think it's pretty good for a safety precaution. >> reporter: the áf at
bruno -- maureen. >> we're live at city hall where a special council meeting is on its way. there's only one thing on the agenda and that's to approve a disaster area. it is very clear to be the that nerves are heightened around the bay area. >> we're going to take shelter in place. >> reporter: fear and panic set in this morning after parents reported smelling gas at this elementary school, less than a mile from the san bruno explosion. >> the school staff contacted pg...